final draft
noun
: a final version of something (such as a document) usually after a lot of editing and rewriting
The final draft is due tomorrow.
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Earlier this week the mediators gave Hamas a final draft agreement.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Mediators in Qatar on Monday presented the final draft of the deal to representatives from both sides, including the heads of Israel’s spy agency, Mossad.
—Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2015: The final draft of the Paris Climate Accords agreement was accepted, with each nation setting its own goal for reducing greenhouse gases that experts say contribute to global warming.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
The Herald was told city councilors had been debating adding language about the Hamas terror attack in the text of the cease-fire resolution, but were pressured by progressive groups to not include that language in the final draft.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 May 2024
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Mediators in Qatar on Monday presented the final draft of the deal to representatives from both sides, including the heads of Israel’s spy agency, Mossad.
—Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2015: The final draft of the Paris Climate Accords agreement was accepted, with each nation setting its own goal for reducing greenhouse gases that experts say contribute to global warming.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
The Herald was told city councilors had been debating adding language about the Hamas terror attack in the text of the cease-fire resolution, but were pressured by progressive groups to not include that language in the final draft.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 May 2024
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“Final draft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20draft. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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